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The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove

First publishedJul 21, 15:00 UTC
Last updatedJul 21, 17:38 UTC · 7m ago
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The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove
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A few years ago, the team at Light shipped the most smartphone-like device they'd ever created. The Light Phone III still kept to its minimalist, no-distractions ethos, but it was a phone-size rectangle with a phone-size touchscreen, a camera, and a number of other features.

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A few years ago, the team at Light shipped the most smartphone-like device they'd ever created. The Light Phone III still kept to its minimalist, no-distractions ethos, but it was a phone-size rectangle with a phone-size touchscreen, a camera, and a number of other features. Some people loved having an almost-smartphone, but Kaiwei Tang, Light's cofounder, says he started getting feedback he didn't expect. Lots of users, particularly young ones, didn't want a smartphone.

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A few years ago, the team at Light shipped the most smartphone-like device they'd ever created. The Light Phone III still kept to its minimalist, no-distractions ethos, but it was a phone-size rectangle with a phone-size touchscreen, a camera, and a number of other features.
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